Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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